Field Crops

The Field Crops Program provides research-based field crop production recommendations and resources.
Assistance is accessible through educational programs, fact sheets, bulletins,
articles, websites and individual contacts through on-farm visits to meet the
needs of the producers. The field crop program is also very active with
on farm agronomic research and demonstration projects. The goal is to
improve crop production efficiency through increased yields, improved quality,
decreased input costs, protected yields and new technologies.

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Field Crops

Field Crops Resources

FieldCrops.org provides timely field crops, soil and pest management information to the agricultural community of New York State.

Forages.org provides information and resources from Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Cornell University's Nutrient Management Spear Program
is to assess current knowledge, identify research and educational
needs, conduct applied, field and laboratory-based research, facilitate
technology and knowledge transfer, and aid in the on-farm implementation
of beneficial strategies for field crop nutrient management.

Agronomy Fact Sheets include articles in pdf format and can be accessed using Adobe's Reader. Adobe Reader is free and is available for download.

Northeast Region Certified Crop Adviser
is a program of the American Society of Agronomy, serving our nation’s
farmers to provide information and expertise on crop production, crop
protection, and natural resource management.

GrassBioenergy.org provides information on grass bio-fuels from Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Science.

Pesticide Management Education Program
promotes the safe use of pesticides for the applicator, the consumer,
and the environment, and also serves as a pesticide
information/education center for those interested in pesticide
chemicals.

Ag Tweets

Get agricultural updates from around the county from our Ag staff on Twitter.

Video Resources

Field Crop Apps

GPS based, real-time access to USDA-NRCS soil survey
data, formatted for the iPhone. This application retrieves graphical summaries
of soil types associated with the iPhone's current geographic location, based
on a user defined horizontal precision. Sketches of soil profiles are linked to
their official soil series description (OSD) page.